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02-22-2009, 07:46 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
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Freshwater Morays
Anyone have any experience with these? Are they really fw or more brackish?
How large can they get ?
My LFS has been carrying them for a year or so and I'm getting interested. 
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02-22-2009, 07:51 PM
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Son of Jor El
 
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All I know is heresay. I hear they are very sensitive but are tru FW. THey need a large footprint tank just like sw rays and sharks and very soft substrate.
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02-23-2009, 06:47 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
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The first ones I saw were all less than 8" or so. The newest arrivals are all over a foot and more closely resemble the typical marine morays. They're not a very colorful fish but I'm thinking of trying a few.
Any info on ph levels ?
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02-23-2009, 07:09 PM
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Son of Jor El
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/M...5590/care.html
hope this works. I had suspected they were amazon origin (most SW stuff that adapts to FW seems to be there) so acidic soft water is likely the way to go.
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Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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02-24-2009, 07:19 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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Very poisonish!
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02-24-2009, 07:37 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
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Dude, I'm talking about Moray Eels , not (sting) Rays. lol
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02-24-2009, 07:42 PM
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Very poisonish!
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Poisonous to eat or be bitten by ?
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02-24-2009, 07:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Siberman
Dude, I'm talking about Moray Eels , not (sting) Rays. lol
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LOL, I spaced it there!
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Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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02-24-2009, 07:57 PM
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Species name: Echidna rhodochilus
Common Names:Freshwater Morayeel
Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order: Anguilliformes (eels and morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Max. size: 34 cm / 13 inches
Environment: brackishwater, enters freshwater
Origin: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines
Temperament: Non aggressive, consider smaller fish as food
Company: Non aggresive fishes thats to large to be eaten.
Water parameters: brackishwater, sligtly alkaline. temperature 75-82° F.
aquarium setup: These fiches are easily stressed if not the right environment is provided. the most important part of creating this environment is to creata alot of hidingplaces for the eel.(See link for more information) Apart from that, know special demands.
Feeding: feeder fish and frozen shrimp, fish (may need to be trained to accept dead food)
Breeding: unknown
Picture of Freshwater Moray eel - Echidna rhodochilus. Copyright www.jjphoto.dk
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Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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02-24-2009, 08:55 PM
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Son of Jor El
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Those actually look like the eels we used to catch back in indiana.... but those were not brackish an lived in the muddist pee stream in the valley
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Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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02-25-2009, 05:51 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
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Thanks! 
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